Journal
CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume 428, Issue -, Pages 14-18Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2013.10.018
Keywords
Ion selectivity; Nanopore; Temperature; NaCl and KCl solutions
Funding
- Basic Science Research Program [2009-0071186]
- Pioneer Research Center Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [NRF-2012-0009578]
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The effect of temperature on ion selectivity of various-diameter nanopores in an NaCl and KCl solution has been studied with molecular dynamics simulation. Our results indicate that ion selectivity is absent at high temperature, while pores become increasingly selective as the system temperature decreases, but that depends on the nano-pore diameter. By investigating how the hydration shell of ions and cation-anion interactions affect the ability of ions to access the nanopore, we reveal the mechanism behind this dependence of selectivity on temperature. The implication that ion selectivity is vulnerable to higher temperature may provide a useful selectivity-control mechanism, and may help improve the performance of permeable membranes. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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